وال
Arabic edit
Etymology 1 edit
| Root |
|---|
| و ل ي (w-l-y) |
Derived from the active participle of وَلِيَ (waliya, “to administer, to govern”).
Noun edit
وَالٍ • (wālin) m (construct state وَالِي (wālī), plural وُلَاة (wulāh))
Declension edit
Declension of noun وَالٍ (wālin)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـٍ (-in) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | وَالِي wālī |
الْوَالِي al-wālī |
وَالِي wālī |
| Nominative | وَالٍ wālin |
الْوَالِي al-wālī |
وَالِي wālī |
| Accusative | وَالِيًا wāliyan |
الْوَالِيَ al-wāliya |
وَالِيَ wāliya |
| Genitive | وَالٍ wālin |
الْوَالِي al-wālī |
وَالِي wālī |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | وَالِيَيْن wāliyayn |
الْوَالِيَيْن al-wāliyayn |
وَالِيَيْ wāliyay |
| Nominative | وَالِيَانِ wāliyāni |
الْوَالِيَانِ al-wāliyāni |
وَالِيَا wāliyā |
| Accusative | وَالِيَيْنِ wāliyayni |
الْوَالِيَيْنِ al-wāliyayni |
وَالِيَيْ wāliyay |
| Genitive | وَالِيَيْنِ wāliyayni |
الْوَالِيَيْنِ al-wāliyayni |
وَالِيَيْ wāliyay |
| Plural | broken plural triptote in ـَاة (-āh) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | وُلَاة wulāt |
الْوُلَاة al-wulāt |
وُلَاة wulāt |
| Nominative | وُلَاةٌ wulātun |
الْوُلَاةُ al-wulātu |
وُلَاةُ wulātu |
| Accusative | وُلَاةً wulātan |
الْوُلَاةَ al-wulāta |
وُلَاةَ wulāta |
| Genitive | وُلَاةٍ wulātin |
الْوُلَاةِ al-wulāti |
وُلَاةِ wulāti |
References edit
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “وال”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
- second-person masculine singular active imperative of وَالَى (wālā)
Persian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *(s)káras, from Proto-Iranian *(s)káras, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos. Compare Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬭𐬀 (kara, “kind of fish”).
Noun edit
وال • (vâl) (plural والها (vâl-hâ))
Descendants edit
- → Ottoman Turkish: وال (val)
Punjabi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sanskrit वाल (vā́la).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ʋäːɭᵊ/
Noun edit
واࣇ • (vāḷ) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਵਾਲ਼ or ਵਾਲ)
Declension edit
| Declension of وال | ||
|---|---|---|
| dir. sg. | واࣇ (vāḷ) | |
| dir. pl. | واࣇ (vāḷ) | |
| singular | plural | |
| direct | واࣇ (vāḷ) | واࣇ (vāḷ) |
| oblique | واࣇ (vāḷ) | واࣇاں (vāḷāṉ) |
| vocative | واࣇا (vāḷā) | واࣇو (vāḷo) |
| ablative | واࣇوں (vāḷoṉ) | — |
| locative | واࣇے (vāḷe) | واࣇِیں (vāḷīṉ) |
| instrumental | واࣇے (vāḷe) | واࣇِیں (vāḷīṉ) |
Further reading edit
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “وال”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “وال”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vā́la”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 674
Saraiki edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sanskrit वाल (vāla)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
وال (vāl) m